在这部泥鳅过江喜剧/动作片中,故事讲述一少林寺叛徒在五年前劫持了十八家银铺后，隐姓埋名，在一小镇上过着躲藏的生活。由刘忠良饰演的捕快凌去非,奉命捉拿叛徒。小伙子泥鳅(柯受良饰)深受韩作非的赏识，并悉心传授其武功。最后在师徒的共同努力下，一举铲除了少林败类。
A criminal monk leaves the Shaolin monastery on a brutal rampage that terrorizes the county. A massive manhunt quickly pursues him. Meanwhile, Chow, an amorous young man, is caught with lovely Tin Shun by her angry father who orders him hanged. But kung-fu master Lin, a marshal on the trail of the outlaw monk, halts the illegal execution. Chow promises Lin to help track the fugitive in exchange for kung-fu lessons. Now, in disguise, the renegade monk begins to plot master Lin's murder until Chow discovers his identity, provoking a final one-on-one showdown between two equally-skilled masters of the martial arts.
